Director Shareholding

Kingfisher PLC
23 July 2003


Kingfisher plc became aware on 22July 2003 that:


1. Certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are set out below,
technically became interested on that date in 4,232 Kingfisher plc ordinary
shares of 155/7p each by virtue of the ESOP (a discretionary trust established
by Kingfisher plc for the benefit of its employees and those of its
subsidiaries) exercising rights to require Kingfisher to allot shares under
arrangements for it to satisfy share options granted to employees.


2. Each of the below-named Directors of Kingfisher plc technically ceased
to be interested on that date in 4,232 Kingfisher plc ordinary shares of 155/7p
each by virtue of the ESOP arranging for the allotment of such shares directly
to the order of the employees exercising those options.


Note:

For Companies Act purposes, certain Directors of Kingfisher plc, whose names are
set out below, together with all employees of the Company, are deemed to have a
technical interest in any shares in which Kingfisher's ESOP has an interest.
The interest ceases when the ESOP ceases to have such an interest.   Following
this transaction, the ESOP held 33,079,253 Kingfisher Ordinary shares of 155/7p
each.

Directors:

Mr Gerry Murphy
Mr William Whiting
Mr Ian Cheshire
Mrs Helen Weir

Contact:

Catherine Callaghan, Group Share Schemes Manager
Tel: [phone]




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